Engineering Technician Apprenticeship

Design and Analysis: 

• Develop detailed mechanical designs for pressure vessels, including calculations, CAD drawings, and specifications
• Perform stress analysis, thermal analysis, and fatigue analysis on pressure vessels to ensure safety and performance
• Create and update technical documentation and design specifications, ensuring compliance with industry standards (PED) and regulations

Collaboration and Support: 

• Work closely with the manufacturing and fabrication teams to ensure seamless transition from design to production
• Provide technical support to the production team during the manufacturing process, addressing any design-related issues or challenges
• Coordinate with project managers and other engineering teams to ensure design consistency, cost-effectiveness, and timely project completion
• Coordinate with the sales team to understand customer requirements, translated into concept designs

Innovation: 

• Support the implementation of a busy R&D program, including data recording, analysis and presentation
• Investigating new materials and technologies to improve product or introduce new product features
• Providing innovative design solutions to customer problems

Code and Standards Compliance: 

• Ensure all designs meet relevant industry codes and standards, such as PED (Pressure Equipment Directive), and other applicable regulations
• Perform risk assessments and safety evaluations to ensure pressure vessel designs are compliant with safety requirements

Testing and Evaluation: 

• Assist in the development of testing protocols to validate the integrity and functionality of pressure vessels
• Review and analyse test results, making recommendations for design improvements or modifications

Continuous Improvement: 

• Identify and implement design improvements for performance optimisation, cost reduction, and increased reliability
• Stay up to date with industry trends, new technologies, and regulatory changes that impact pressure vessel design

• 1 day per week to take place at Northampton College 

• Career progression opportunities within a growing engineering company

• Canteen
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Yearly bonus 

Metrol Springs are an engineering company specialising in the design and manufacture of industrial gas springs and supplier of motion control components. Part of the Beijer Components Group comprising of over 50 companies, which specialise in springs and pressings and headquartered in Sweden